THIS LOOKS LIKE THE END FOR WAYNE’S WORLD TOUR

Wayne Gretzky, who played in his first Olympics at the age of 37, figures it was also his last international competition.

“That chapter of my life is over, and I enjoyed all 19 years of it,” he said.

In a footnote, Gretzky’s first international game was against Czechoslovakia--which later split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia--and so was his last.

HE WILL, IF HE STILL WANTS TO BE THE COACH WEDNESDAY

While Gretzky was gone, the New York Rangers fired Colin Campbell and hired John Muckler as coach.

Gretzky said he hadn’t gotten a chance to talk to his new boss. “I hope Muck gives me Tuesday off,” he said.

OH, YOU MEAN THIS OLD THING?

King defenseman Aki Berg, a member of Finland’s bronze medal-winning team, said he didn’t rub it in when he passed teammate Rob Blake in the postgame handshaking line.

“He just say, ‘Congratulations,’ and I say, ‘Thank you,’ ” Berg said. “I didn’t show him my medal yet. Maybe my first day in L.A. I will bring it with me to the locker room and say, ‘Oh, look at that.’ ”

GREAT, CANCEL MY ROOT CANAL

Edmonton Sun headline on Canada’s 2-1 shootout loss to the Czech Republic in the hockey semifinals: “The World Just Ended.”